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In reply to the discussion: Anyone thinking about a new kitchen? [View all]Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)56. Wow lots of counters hey. My only thought is to
Sit down and just think about how you live how you cook. We are like you...just two of us. I am not gonna build just for an occasional party.
I just want a comfy place for my husband to sit and visit and a good tv. Heard big mistake is putting tv too high. So craning neck. Also would live a draw with plugs to charge phone iPad out of view. I prefer only lower cabinets lots of windows and maybe a hutch or something for glasses. Drawer for garage can a must. My two cents
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I feel the same about cupboards that don't meet the ceiling or don't have a soffit to the ceiling
LakeArenal
Nov 2019
#1
Agree wholeheartedly. I'm getting older and can't get up and down as easy anymore.
blueinredohio
Nov 2019
#32
hard to picture what you are saying. my parents have a small cape cod house
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#4
I hear you! And my mom's has no dishwasher so the dish rack takes up one counter
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#7
That's what's hard to translate - seeing a pic like this and knowing how much
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#6
wow, it's pretty ! I didn't realize until read article not too long ago that kitchens
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#11
Actually, think the open plan is good for people who never cook. My SIL has
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#19
Yes - have a butler's pantry now - only problem is that it's filled with stuff I never
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#13
we just remodeled my sisters top to bottom. Appliances, cabinets etc. the biggest floor
Kurt V.
Nov 2019
#10
So is the table in the center of the kitchen? And the island only wheeled out when
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#16
the table was moved to one wall with the leaf removed and extra chairs stoed away.
Kurt V.
Nov 2019
#22
Ha, when I am not on DU I am on house plan searches :) They actually now have
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#18
I remodeled most of my kitchen last year. My husband wanted an open concept but I like
Luciferous
Nov 2019
#24
I did keep the kitchen closed off- I did the remodel myself so he pretty much let me do what I
Luciferous
Nov 2019
#35
Even if you live alone - having a dedicated space for just you, the way you
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#37
"I don't like being holed up when everyone else is doing something fun"
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#38
One of the things I really miss about the kitchen in our old house is the big pantry.
Luciferous
Nov 2019
#36
Have had a pantry for many years. Can't imagine going back to putting all that stuff
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2019
#39